Tornado Ravages Moundville Alabama Town
A deadly tornado swept Moundville and nearby Hull injuring many and destroying most structures. 37 killed or injured, with warehouses depots and homes leveled. Freight cars shattered and cotton lint scattered across the landscape as survivors sought shelter and medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Moundville
Greensboro
R. L. Griffin
A. W. Wiggins & Son
J. W. Domenick
A. D. Griffin
W.P. Phifer
W. P. Phifer
W. P. Seymour
Nashville
Hull
Moundsville
Bates Lumber Co
Minister to Panama Returns to United States
Washington confirms that Mr. Buchanan American Minister to Panama will depart Colon soon for a temporary leave of absence for private business. His return to Washington may mark completion of a temporary assignment with Panama affairs deemed in good order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Buchanan
Panama
United States
Colon
Department
Embezzlement Charges Against Siegel Dismissed
Kansas City Mo Jan 23 all cases against Frank Siegel former president of the Siegel Sanders Live Stock Co charged with embezzlement on seven indictments were dismissed by the prosecuting attorney as one case was dropped making convictions unlikely. New York Jan 23 weekly U S business failures total 266 up from 253 last year with Canadas 25 failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Siegel
Siegel-Sanders Live Stock Commission Co
Siegel
Frank Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
New York
United States
Comaro
Grim Wins Ten-Round Bout in Baltimore Ring
Joe Grim of Madelphia tops Eureka Athletic and Social Club purse in a ten round victory. He also earns an extra $100 from Gans who wagered Grim would be stopped in six rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Joe Grim
Madelphia
Ty Eureka Athletic and Social Club
Gans
Grim
Roosevelt Hosts Third Evening Musical in White House
The third in a series of Washington season musicales by Mrs. Roosevelt was held at the White House Friday night before a large crowd. The program featured piano and vocal solos.
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Washington
Pittsburg Flood Subsiding Locals Still Submerged
Pittsburg and Allegheny face continued submersion and mud as floodwaters recede. Gas disruption and coal distribution provoke rioting in poorer districts while police restore order. Towboat fleets prepare for southbound shipments. fire damages towboats Hackett Elizabeth and Olivette, with one hull sinking downstream. Loss estimated under 25000 dollars.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Olivette
Elizabeth
Union Bridge
Ohio
Flood Crest Reached as Wheeling Sinks Under Water
At Wheeling West Virginia 44 feet 2 inches marked the flood crest on Sunday. One third of homes flooded and many second stories inundated. Cold snap worsens suffering while Benwood reports all blocks damp and 5000 residents sheltering on hills or upper floors. Joe Cutler and Charles Reynolds were rescued from a burning barge off the Lizzie Townsend after fleeing the steamer's blaze. The towboat Sam Brown pursued the craft to Sistersville, saving the men.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Joe Cutler
Charles Reynolds
Lizzie Townsend
Matamoras
Sam Brown
Sistersville
Benwood
Ice blocks Ohio River reopen to part navigation
The steamer Courier arrives in Cincinnati and opens part of the Ohio river after a two month suspension. Seven large packets and many barges were stranded, with direct losses around 200000 dollars and daily losses for layups. Navigation now limited to Louisville to Maysville, with continued cold and high water conditions.
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Cincinnati
Courier
Ohio River
Louisville
Maysville
Pittsburg
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Ice Gives Way Sinking Towboat Adelle Near Cincinnati
The ice around Coney Island broke Sunday night sinking the towboat Adelle and a coal barge at Brown's landing east of Cincinnati. Loss valued at 15000 dollars. Three Adelle workers, unnamed, are missing and presumed drowned as the river rises rapidly.
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Cincinnati
Coney Island
Adelle
Brown's Landing
Elephant trainer crushed to death at Walhamstow station
George Lockhart, a renowned elephant trainer and circus proprietor, was accidentally crushed by an elephant during unloading at the Walhamstow railroad station in London on January 25. The incident occurred as he attended to the animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George Lockhart
Walthamstow
Ceiling collapse at Berlin theatre causes panic
During a performance at the Deutches theater in Berlin on January 25 a section of the corridor ceiling fell. An usher sustained slight injuries, but no one else was harmed as patrons reacted with alarm yet escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Deutches Theater
Mayflower Leaves For Norfolk With 2 Other US Ships
The United States steamer Mayflower under Captain Albert Cleaves departed for Norfolk Virginia on Sunday morning. The flagship Olympia and the torpedo boat destroyer Truxton are currently the only American warships in the harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Colon
Mayflower
Albert Cleaves
Olympia
Truxton
Munroe Sharkey Bout Set for National Athletic Club Card
New York Jan 26 Jack Munroe and Tom Sharkey accept offer from the National Athletic Club Philadelphia to box next month in a six round bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munroe-Sharkey
New York
Jack Munroe
Tom Sharkey
National Athletic Club
Philadelphia
Mysterious Bedford murder with clues and threats
In Bedford Indiana on Friday January 23 the body of Sarah Schaeffer a Latin teacher was found under a shed near a street with signs of struggle and foul play. A mustache hair a brick and an open umbrella are among evidence while a red haired man later arrest in Bloomington is questioned in connection with the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Sarah Schaeffer
William Cook
John Hendricks
Cook
Miss Schaeffer
Elkhart
D. D. Nicholson
Bloomington
Johns
Hugh Hinkle
Tom Boyd
Severe Winter Weather Grips Midwest and Great Lakes
Chicago reports 11 degrees below zero as a wide cold wave stretches from the Upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys to the western lake region. St. Paul and Duluth record record lows while prices and rail service face disruption.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Lake
Dakotas
Montana
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Weather Bureau
St. Paul
Bismarck
Superior
Wis
Houghton
Mich
Duluth
Minn
Ely
Mesaba
Sioux City
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Unity
Black River Falls
Baraboo
Oshkosh
Lynching of Lewis Radford at Guthrie Ky
Early Sunday night a mob of up to forty Negroes lynched Lewis Radford in Guthrie Kentucky. Radford, arrested for the killing and assault of Priscilla Frozell, confessed to being with her but denied the murder. He was dragged from the jail, shot eight times, and hanged from a tree near the jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie, Ky
Lewis Radford
Radford
Priscilla Frozell
Frozell
Standard Oil Co
Marshal Barries
John Dock
Dock
Explorer Leonidas Hubbard Jr. dies of starvation in Labrador
A Labrador expedition led by Leonidas Hubbard Jr. of New York, with Dillon Wallace and two Cree men, failed to reach the Nascaupee settlement. Hubbard died October 18 after departing from Rigolette in July 1903. Remains travel by dog train toward Quebec, due in March.
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Leonidas Hubbard, Jr
New York
Labrador
Quebec
Chateau Bay
Northwest River
Hubbard
Outing
Dillon Wallace
Rigolette
Nascauphes
Memorial Services Held for Iroquois Theater Fire Victims
Memorial services organized by the Actors' Church Alliance of America were held at the Princess theater in New York on Sunday in sympathy with the sufferers and bereaved of the Chicago Iroquois theater disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Actors’ Church Alliance of America
Chicago
Princess Theater
Philippine trade totals for eight months in 1903
Washington reports insular bureau figures show Philippine imports for eight months ending August 1903 at 22,266,581 dollars while exports reached 20,800,283 dollars. The balance favors imports by about 1,466,298 dollars as a measure of early territorial commerce.
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Washington
Insular Bureau of the
War Department
Press Association Expels Lee and Page Over Boodle Scandals
In St Louis on January 23 the Missouri Press Association expelled former Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee and L I Page editor of the Bonne Terre Star due to alleged boodle connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Press Association
St. Louis
Missouri Press Association
John A. Lee
L. I. Page
Bonne Terre
Colonists Arrive in Mexico for 50,000 Acre Settlement
A party of Indian Territory colonists reached Monterey on Sunday and plan to move to Las Palmas along the Mexican Central railroad line to settle on a 50,000 acre land tract.
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Monterey
Mex
Indian Territory
Las Palmas
Mexican Central Railroad
Requests From Military Academies at the World's Fair
St. Louis reports military academies nationwide sending inquiries about accommodations during the World's Fair and the assignment of dates for their units to attend and participate.
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St. Louis
Jan
United States
Fesr
Sudden Insanity Ends in Vanburen Family Tragedy
Miss Hannah Hall 30 is murdered by her brother Isaac Hall 33 at their Van Buren home. He says a divine behest prompted the attack, which included shooting, dragging, throat cutting, and head severing. He surrendered to police and is deemed to have suddenly become insane. Also reported Col Arthur Lynch liberated on license in London after treason conviction.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Hannah Hall
Vanburen
Isaac Hall
Hall
Hell
London
Arthur Lynch
South Africa
Death of Chester Adkins in Ripon Wisconsin
Chester Adkins aged 82 died Sunday in Ripon Wisconsin. He was the last surviving member of the original 19 founders of the Wisconsin Phalanx, a society once extolled by Horace Greeley as a model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripon
Wis
Chester Adkins
Wisconsin “Phalanx
Horace Greely
Mob Attack On American Owned Electric Car In Corea
Washington reports a Corean mob attacked and partially destroyed an electric car owned by American citizens after a Corean was killed by the vehicle. U S Marines at the American legation rescued workers and prevented a riot amid tense Corea conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legation
Washington
State Department
Corea
Allen
Seoul
H. R. Bostwick
San Francisco
H. Collbran
Corean Legation
Corean
Russia
Japan
Min-Hui-Cho
Taft Arrives in San Francisco for War Secretary Role
Former Philippines Governor Taft arrives aboard the Corea in San Francisco with Mrs Taft and two children. Secretary of War duties beckon as he transfers to the tug Golden Gate and travels to Washington with Judge Wolfly and Fred Carpenter.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Gov. Taft
Washington
Capitol
British Fleet Ready to Sail at Hong Kong
Officers of the Northern Pacific steamer Victoria report the British fleet at Hong Kong is kept in readiness to sail at a moments notice. No shore leave overnight, all ships coaled and prepared to move within five minutes after orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Victoria
Hong Kong
Walker completes world journey after seven year trek
George W. Schilling, who left Pittsburg in August 1897 on a bet to walk around the world in seven years, arrived in Monte Carlo on Saturday. He has traversed regions including Japan, India and South Africa during his long walking tour.
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Monte Carlo
George W. Schilling
Pittsburg
Schilling
Japan
India
South Africa
Fire destroys Broadway building housing multiple firms
A large blaze at 546-548 Broadway in New York destroys a building occupied by Morimura Bros Japanese goods, R. H. Bonar Co hats, Crawford Quigley, Rossenwar Bros, and Finkelstein Manger clothing. Estimated loss $250 000. The fire occurred early Sunday, exact cause unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Morimura Bros
R. H. Bonar & Co
Crawford& Quigley
Rossenwar Bros
Finkelstein & Manger
Corean Forces Impersonate Robbers Loot Pyongyang Homes
Corean soldiers and police at Pyongyang disguised as robbers have looted wealthy native houses. Foreigners grow uneasy as the natives appear apathetic about the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corean
Seoul
Pyongyang
Elephant killed its keeper in frozen theater display
A temperamental elephant in St Paul Minnesota froze its ears and trunk from extreme cold and fatally attacked keeper Conrad Cag ens at a local theater exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Conrad Cag+ens
Louisiana exposition ready for exhibit installation
St. Louis report states the Louisiana exposition is prepared and awaiting full installation of exhibits. managers urge exhibitors to send items in as early as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Pasabble
A Dentist Recommends Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Toledo on January 25 Harry L Lewis a local dentist reports kidney disease relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills He says after six boxes he felt better with less pain and no night awakenings and he continued treatment to full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Harry L. Lewis
Sumit Street
Dodd
On Pneumatic Casters
An automobile expert runs a training school to prepare applicants for chauffeurs licenses. A man entered asking for lessons to fit himself to be a chiffonier, revealing a misinterpretation of the role he seeks.
Salzer Seeds Claim High Yields for 1904 Catalog
The U S Department of Agriculture endorses Salzer's seeds noting 1903 yields from 150 to 300 bu per acre across 30 states. Salzer's varieties include Beardless Barley 121 bu, Home Builder Corn 300 bu, Speltz and Macaroni Wheat 80 bu, Victoria Rape 60,000 Ibs, Teosinte 160,000 Ibs, Billion Dollar Grass 50,000 Ibs, and Pedigree Potatoes. Send 10c in stamps to Salzer See Co for catalog and free samples from Jesse Wisconsin.
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Salzer
Farmer
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the White House
Guthrie
Philippine Trade Statistics
Mexico
Col
Walking
Big Blaze
John A. Salzer
Jesse, Wis
Kk. L
Milwaukee Sentinel
Illin
Lydia Pinkham
John A. Salzer Seed Co
Free Homestead
Islands
Western Canada
Star Attractions
Williams, Law Bulldiog
Toledo, Ohio
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