Five Burned Family Tragedy Near Altoona Station
Five members of the Burke family, including Mrs Mary E Burke and four children, perished in a Winn station house fire near Altoona Pennsylvania. Charles Burke escaped with severe injuries after rolling in snow and summoning help as flames consumed the kitchen. Bodies were recovered charred and unrecognizable with police suggesting a lighted lamp may have been upset, possibly by the family dog.
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Altoona
Mary E. Burke
Wynn Station
Wopsonock
Charles Burke
Burke
People's National Family Newspaper Advertisement Description
The notice describes a weekly schedule of the People's National Family Newspaper published on Monday Wednesday and Friday. It claims to be a fresh daily with latest news and foreign cable content from the Tue Daily Tribune, plus domestic and foreign correspondence short stories illustrations and market information.
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Tue Daily Tribune
Tue
Huron- Ite
New York Weekly Tribune Ad: National Family Newspaper
The New York Weekly Tribune promotes itself as a national family newspaper serving farmers and villagers. It promises general news, top quality agriculture content, entertaining family reading, trusted market reports, and up-to-date instruction with a yearly subscription of one dollar, plus a combined offer with The Huronite at one dollar twenty-five.
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United States
IBUNE
Manila Faces Parity Shake Up in Mexican Coin Trade
The Philippine financial scene alarms as Henry C. Ide warns of imminent changes to the two Mexican dollars per one gold dollar parity. Manila stores must accept two Mexican dollars for one gold dollar while speculators pay premiums for gold.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Henry C. Ide
Department of Finance and Justice
United States Post Office
United States Philippine Commission
Congress
Luzon
James F. Wade
Department of Southern Luzon
Department of Cebu
Wheaton
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Batangas
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Senate set to tackle reciprocity as first business
Washington December 3 The Senate plans a light opening with reciprocity as the first item. Aldrich seeks to send treaties to the finance committee while Republicans debate committee reorganizations and the foreign relations chair. The House will adjourn in three day blocks until Christmas as Speaker Henderson drafts committee lists.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Aldrich
Committee On Foreign Relations
Committee On Finance
Cullom
House
Congress
Henderson
Ferry Collision Sinks San Rafael in Heavy Fog
San Francisco reports a fog bound collision between ferries San Rafael and Sausalito off Alcatraz Island. The San Rafael sank after collision. three lives confirmed lost, many aboard were women and children. About 200 people were on the San Rafael and rescue efforts followed, with passengers transferred before the ship went down.
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San Francisco
San Rafael
Sausalito
Marion County
Alcatraz Island
Infant dies in homemade oven fire tragedy
Mrs. J. Fred Meyers of five miles from Correctionville Iowa wrapped her five month old baby in a blanket and placed it in the kitchen oven to keep warm. She left to gather fuel and returned to a blaze filling the room. The infant died with burns consuming the body.
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Iowa
Sioux City
J. Fred Meyers
Correctionville
Transcontinental line planned by Clark and Walsh partners
Denver dispatch reports rumors that Senator William A. Clark of Montana and Thomas F. Walsh of Colorado will join forces to build a new transcontinental railroad. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Walsh’s Ouray to Pueblo project are tied to the scheme, with potential connections to Liberal Kansas and a Washington meeting to finalize partnership terms.
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The
William A. Clark
Montana
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Senator Clark
Mr. Walsh
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
George Gould
Rock Island
California
Ouray
Gunnison
Pueblo
Liberal
Kan
Washington
Steamer Adelia Shores Sunk After Ice Collision
In West Superior Wisconsin on December 3 the steamer Adelia Shores belonging to E A Shores of Ashland sank at the docks of the West Superior Lumber Company after colliding with drifting ice while shifting position. The vessel lies submerged in 18 feet of water and the crew escaped.
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West Superior, Wis
West Superior Lumber Company
Adelia Shores
E. A. Shores of
Ashland
Chancellor plans 10 year ship control pact to bar US lines
Berlin December 3 The marine correspondent of The Allgemeine Zeitung proposes a ten year contract between the steamer companies and Count von Buelow to secure German vessels for the empire in war, giving the chancellor full disposal of all ships during wartime.
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Berlin
Allegeimeine Zeitung
Count von Buelow
Armenian bandit leader seizes monastery near Mush
Constantinople Dec 3 reports say Andrak, an Armenian bandit leader, has again occupied a monastery near Mush. Turkish troops surround him and his followers for a second time. Fresh Armenian patracts are reported from Juh, Sassoun and other districts.
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Constantinople
Mush
Andrak
Jiuh
Sassoun
Adam and the Forbidden Fruit Parable
A compact paraphrase suggests Adam desires the apple not for its value but because it is forbidden. The speaker argues the error was not prohibiting the serpent, which would have prevented the fall.
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Adam
Principal difference between a dog and a nan
The quoted line contrasts a dog and a nan noting that aiding a starving dog may make it trustworthy, while a nan’s nature is implied as different. The text uses a humorous misphrased sentiment to reflect a viewed behavior gap.
Astori The Kind You Have Always Bought
A warning notes October as one of the peculiarly dangerous months for stock speculation alongside July January September August December February April March June November and May.
English secretary to Aguinaldo aide faces deportation
Patterson English secretary to Sixto Lopez, Aguinaldo’s representative, refused US oath of allegiance in Manila. He is sentenced to deportation from the islands, with temporary liberty granted on British consul request. Patterson appeals via writ of habeas corpus to be heard next Tuesday as authorities claim he aided Filipino insurgents.
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Manila
Patterson
Sixto Lopez
Aguinaldo
United States
W. L. Morgan
Philippines
Pittsburg Chinamen Rally to Fight Exclusion Act
Chinamen in Pittsburg and nearby towns plan to oppose the re enactment of the Chinese exclusion act at the next Congress. Que Wong We of San Francisco led a meeting with over 40 attendees. A leading Chinaman said local supporters would raise funds, with $20,000 expected to be contributed and more meetings in about ten days to secure $10 from each Chinaman.
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Pittsburg
Que Wong We
San Francisco
Valley Forge Proposed as National Park Memorial
Early next week Senator Fenrose and Representative Wanger will introduce bills to acquire Valley Forge and incorporate it as a national park. The plan mirrors prior proposals and calls for a $200,000 appropriation, backed by 27 patriotic associations.
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Washington
Fenrose
Wanger
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge
Senate
House
Wright may be saved with tug and divers
General Smith cables Quartermaster General Humphrey from Manila that the U S army transport Wright formerly the Bay State may be salvageable after striking a rock at the entrance to San Jacinto harbor and sinking in 15 feet of water. He believes volcanic disturbances may have cast up the rocks and that rescue operations could succeed with a strong tug and divers.
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Wright
Manila
Smith
Humphrey
United States Army
Bay State
San Jacinto Harbor
New University Extension Plan Unveiled in Chicago
Professor Edmund J. James of the University of Chicago leads a new form of university extension. It combines distinguished specialists from several universities to present salient facts of their sciences through joint lectures. The first course will cover modern social and economic problems.
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Chicago
Edmund J. James
University of Chicago
Insurance Plan for Nitroglycerin Workers Formed
The nitroglycerin workers of the national association met in Marion Indiana on December 3 to establish an insurance feature for widows and orphans of members who may die in their vocation. Separate state organizations will be formed.
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Marion
Ind
National Association
Indian Viceroy Tours Burma On American Built Viaduct
The Times Indian correspondent notes Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, traveled in Burma crossing the Goktok viaduct built by Americans and drawn by American engines during his tour.
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London
the Times
Lord Curzon of
Henderson Renominated Speaker in Unanimous Republican Caucus
In Washington on December 3 the Republican caucus unanimously chose Speaker Henderson and the existing officers for the next term. The group also agreed to adopt Reed rules. The Democratic caucus nominated James T. Richardson of Tennessee for speaker.
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Washington
House
Hall of Representatives
Henderson
James T. Richardson
Tennessee
May Fight Whisky Trust in Cincinnati Meeting
Cincinnati reports strong interest in a United States Spirits association gathering this week to oppose the whisky trust. The group, distributor for spirits under Standard Distilling, accuses the trust of unwarranted price hikes from 1.30 to 1.32 per gallon, citing corn costs as insufficient justification while Standard Distilling churns out about 40 million gallons annually and the increase amounts to roughly $800,000.
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Cincinnati
United States Spirits Association
Whisky Trust
Standard Distilling Company
Spirits Association
The Kind You in Ah Bought CMU Tin
The text presents a garbled quote about friendship as holy, sweet, steady, loyal, and enduring it would last a lifetime unless money is asked of it. It appears from a damaged OCR fragment with repeated garbled phrases and misread words. The intended lesson centers on the durable nature of true friendship despite financial strain.
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CMU
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