Train wreck near Espanola leaves 43 dead
A westbound Canadian Pacific train derailed while crossing the Span ish River bridge near Espanola Ontario. Forty three people are reported killed and about 160 injured as coaches and a diner plunged into the river and second class cars burned. Relief trains and diving squads proceeded to the scene while hospitals prepared for casualties.
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Webwood
Sudbury
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Minneapolis
Algoma
Spanish River
Webbwood
Meat boycott spreads across states in price protest
The high food price boycott begun in Cleveland is expanding rapidly with Illinois Missouri Wisconsin Iowa Nebraska Michigan joining the west group while Pennsylvania Connecticut and Delaware join the eastern protests Ohio remains a stronghold. Gov Harmon cites a food trust and urges action. Thirty thousand sign anti meat petitions in Cleveland and a broader strike against eggs is noted with over one million Americans showing interest in a week.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Illinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Delaware
Ohio
Gov. Harmon
F. W. Sebelin
United States
Thomas Taggart Shot in Hunting Accident
Thomas Taggart of Indianapolis national Democratic committeeman and former national chairman was accidentally shot near Natchez Mississippi by his secretary Harry Bird Norton. He was taken to Indianapolis for treatment and the wounds are not considered fatal and eyesight is not lost.
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Natchez, Miss
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
Ind
National Democratic
Harry Norton
Bird
Norton
Bill to reimburse Boltenweck for past theft loss
The House advances a bill to reimburse W. A. Boldenweck, the United States assistant at Chicago, for an amount stolen from the sub-treasury years ago. The action seeks to restore funds misappropriated in the distant past.
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Boldenweck
Washington
House
W. A. Bolthe
United States
Chicago
Sub-Treasury
Taft Half Victory in Ballinger Pinchot Committee Caucus
In Washington on January 20 President Taft gained a partial win in the Republican caucus that named the Ballinger Pinchot investigating committee. The slate replaced Rainey of Illinois with Lloyd of Missouri and kept James of Kentucky on the panel despite objections. Six members were chosen Olmstead of Pennsylvania McCall of Massachusetts Denby of Michigan Madison of Kansas Lloyd of Missouri and James of Kentucky Democrats. The session lasted three hours with fiery debate and several notable absences. The House would ratify the ticket today amid potential disputes as Democrats need 25 insurgent votes to win, of which they have only six.
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Washington
Taft
Republian
House
Ballinger Pinchot
Rainey
Illinois
Lloyd
Missouri
James
Kentucky
Cannon
Olmstead
Pennsylvania
McCall
Massachusetts
Denby
Michigan
Madison
Kansas
Messrs
Lenroot
Cooper
Carey
Nelson
Wisconsin
Lindbergh
Davis
Minnesota
Wall Street Shakeup Hits Several Brokerages After Hocking Collapse
New York January 21 A large broker firm suspension followed the Hocking Coal and Iron drop. Roberts Hall Criss failed with offices at 52 Broadway and losses near 3 million. Lathrop Haskins Fiske combined losses total around six million amid unsettled checks and possible further closures. President Thomas announced an official inquiry by the governing committee.
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New York
Lathrop, Haskins & Co
J. M. Fiske & Co
Columbus & Hocking Coal and Iron Company
Thomas
New York Stock Exchange
Roberts, Hall & Criss
Broadway
Wall Street
Exchange
Kaufmann Beats O'Brien in Unimpressive National Fight
In Philadelphia at the National, Al Kaufmann defeated Jack O'Brien in a bout described as more like a stevedore picnic than a boxing match. O'Brien escaped a knockout as Kaufmann showed slowness, leaving him leg weary, with cuts and a crimson face, while the crowd hissed at Kaufmann for easing up.
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Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
al Kaufmann
Kaufmann
O'Brien
O’brien
Warrants Issued in Swope Death Case
Kansas City authorities issue first degree murder warrants for two prominent businessmen connected to the death of Col. Thomas H. Swope and his nephew Chrisman Swope. Warrants follow Chicago analysis by Prof. Walter Haines and Dr. Ludwig Hektoen.
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Kansas City, Mo
Thomas H. Swope
Kansas City
Chrisman Swope
Conkling
Chicago
Walter §. Haines
The
Bush Medical College
Ludwig Hektoen
Newspaper Execs Wife Faces Personal Crisis in St Louis
Mrs. B. B. Bradley wife of the St Louis Post Dispatch general manager shot herself in a rooming house at 026 Lucas Avenue St Louis dying from self inflicted wounds. She was formerly a prominent newspaper man in Chicago and the incident occurred January 20.
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St. Louis
B. B. Bradley
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Chicago
Lucas Avenue
Misidentified Man Shot by Neighbour in McClare Fire
Cairo January report states William D. Abernathie was killed by John Glaub who mistook him for a burglar. Both were prominent farmers in northern Alexander County.
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Cairo
William D. Abernathie
Mc.Clare
John Glaub
Alexander County
Real Estate Fraud Probe Involving Chicago Rail Firm
A circuit court bill charges John C. Fetzer Benjamin Thomas and Charles R. Kappes with defrauding the Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad of 850000 through manipulative real estate deals. State's Attorney Wayman launches inquiry and expects grand jury action. an accounting seeks actual purchase costs of involved properties.
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Chicago
Circuit
John C. Fetzer
Benjamin Thomas
Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Company
Charles R. Kappes
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company
Wayman
Fetzer
Thomas
Kappes
Postal Bank Bill To Pass In Congress This Session
White House announced after a conference that opposition to the postal savings bank bill has ended and the measure will become law this session. President Taft summoned Senators Penrose Carter and Crane, all on the Senate committee, to the executive offices and pressed for Senate organization to advance the bill. Carter disclosed the outcome as the trio departed.
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Washington
White House
Postal Savings Bank
Congress
Taft
Penrose
Carter
Crane
Senate Committee On
Senate
Johnson Held for Felony in New York Court
Jack Johnson, the boxer, was arrested at an eighth avenue theater for assaulting Norman Pinder. He was arraigned in Jefferson Market police court and held in 1600 dollars bail for examination on felonious assault charges.
Conspiracy to Rob Passengers Across Italian Railways
Rome January 22 The arrest of 14 Rome Ancona railway workers followed the discovery of a vast conspiracy to rob passengers on Italian railways. The government has been paying large sums to travelers for lost baggage, which had been stolen.
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Rome
Ancona
Woman Held for Attempted Murder in Illinois Case
Ruth Ishmael, who recently shot Agent G Boylaton of the Illinois Central at Boston and then attempted suicide, was held to the grand jury in Bloomington Illinois on $1000 bonds for attempted murder.
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Bloomington
Ruth Ishmael
G. Boylaton
Illinois Central
Boston
Government Plans to Indict Packers in Chicago
The federal government moves toward grand jury action in Chicago to probe the National Packing Company and its links with Swift & Co Armour & Co and Morris & Co. If criminal plans advance, officials may charge a restraint of trade under the Sherman act. The beef trust fears exposure as Attorney General Wicker sham reviews the probe.
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Chicago
Washington
Chicago Beef Trust
Bar of Justice
National Packing Company of Chicago
Swift & Co. Armour & Co
Morris & Co
National Packing Company
Nicaragua War Escalates as Reinforcements Ordered
President Madriz says Estrada's reply ends peace talks and forces move to front to strike insurgents. In San Juan del Sur Salomon Selva faces arraignment in a court martial that charged Grace and Cannon with illegal conviction of prisoners and Gen Medina with execution.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Madriz
Estrida
San Juan del Sur
Niasaragua
Salomon Selva
Grace
Cannon
Medina
Zelaya
Headless mutilated body found in Chicago flat
The headless mutilated body of a young woman believed to be Anna Furlong 24 was found in a flat over James Seeley saloon at 1702 Armour Avenue. Arms and legs slashed, trunk mutilated, scalp removed. Hair tied in bedclothes. Eight arrests made. police seek solution to the crime.
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Chicago
Anna Furlong
James Seeley
Armour Avenue
Football Player Is Shot in Bloomington Tragedy
In Bloomington Illinois on January 23 Benjamin Doss a waiter at the Illinois hotel shot and killed George Meauhead a local resident and high school football player. Meauhead reportedly threw a glass dish at Doss before being shot.
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Bloomington
Ill
Benjamin Doss
Illinois
George Meauhead
Meauhead
Doss
Push Patent Appeal Bill in Free Hearing
Washington January 2 The House judiciary committee will begin a free-for-all hearing January 37 on a bill to create a court of patent appeals drawing interest from many attorneys nationwide.
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Washington
Court of Patent Appeals
House Judiciary Committee
Parole Granted for Stensland and Hering in Bank Wreck Case
Joliet Ill January 21 Parole board acts to release Paul O Stensland and Henry W Hering former Milwaukee Avenue bank executives convict in the Chicago bank collapse. They will be freed by Friday evening or Saturday morning after three years in state prison and parole conditions. Stensland ill in prison hospital and both men have served as average convicts awaiting release to begin anew.
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Stensland and
Hering
Ethan Allen Snively
Stensland
Morocco
Woman Recluse Found Murdered in Rockford Home
Mrs. Mary B. McIntosh, an aged widow who lived in seclusion, was found with a cut throat and severe stomach wounds in her squalid Rockford residence. A milkman discovered the crime. no robbery motive evident as her watch remained on the dresser. The case echoes a similar killing near Winnebago last spring.
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Rockford, Hl
Mary B. McIntosh
Margaret Grippen
Winnebago
Here
Subpoenas to Reach Far Across State if Bill Passes
Subpoenas issued by United States courts will run statewide if a judiciary committee bill becomes law. The measure would expand service reach across the state where issued, enabling broader legal enforcement.
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Washington
United States
House Judiciary Committee
Central Canada towns grow with rail reach and high grain value
A railman's claim of rapid settlement across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta is supported by dense railway hubs and widespread school systems funded by public money. 1909 grain value reached about 195 million dollars, up from 120 million, and Western farmers tour old homes abroad spending tens of dollars per trip with total transportation spending exceeding two million dollars.
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Central Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Central
Canada
Western
Great Britain
Continent
Aew
The Ruling Passion Ghost Narrates a Drunken Irishman
An elderly Irishwoman recalls Mike, a man destroyed by liquor. She says his ghost walked past the saloon and his home at night, while his dog knew him despite his life ruined by drink.
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Mike
Millionaire Motive Cited Against Bill Collectors
The speaker says wealth would mainly help avoid or placate bill collectors, framing money as a tool to reduce pressure from debt collectors and ease financial scrutiny.
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days Claims Market
A tout uses bold claims that piles can be cured in six to fourteen days through a remedy marketed to fishermen. The text repeats promotional promises and warns readers against believing rival fishermen's anecdotes.
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Lem Loy
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Lansing
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