Railway Disaster Near Wanstead Kills 28 on Grand Trunk
A blizzard blanketed the Wanstead area as the Pacific Express of the Grand Trunk crashed head on with a freight. Twenty eight people died and about thirty were injured as the high speed collision trapped occupants, sparked a brief fire quenched by snow, and triggered improvised field hospitals amid heroic rescue efforts.
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Pacific Express
Grand Trunk Hanning
London
Ont
Wanstead
Grand Trunk Railway
Alex. H. Stewart
Chicago
J. J. Cuthbertson
Port Huron
Mich
James J. Ramplin
Toronto
Samuel Cummings
Port Kiuron
Hattie Northey
Peterboro
James R. Northey
Coote
Frank E. Baker
W. M. Morse
Sarnia
Mr. Morse
Morse
Thomas Coote
George Stacey
Basil Harvey
J. M. Stewart
Oshkosh
Wis
Stewart
Earl
Wyoming
Gott
J. Shawlerk
Strathroy
W. H. Cole
Flint
Nki M'Donald
Annie Sinclair
Komaka
Flossie Cuthbertson
Pugley
R. Jackson
Petrotia
Watford
State of Michigan
Indiana
Sporting News
Bank
Wall Street
Battery A
Bank Robbery Hits Union Bank at Night
Four masked men raided Union Bank between 1 and 2 am blowing open the vault with nitroglycerin and taking about 15000 dollars. Shots fired to deter residents. two robbers fled town on foot. Bank president is ill. cashier alerted after the escape. insurance set at 10000 dollars.
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Oscar Busch
Busch
Union, Mo
Bush
Cardinal Gibbons and churchmen escape Pittsburg lift mishap
In Pittsburgh on December 27 Cardinal Gibbons Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia and other church leaders rode an elevator at the Hotel Schenley. The cage dropped about twenty feet but all occupants escaped unharmed though the crash broke lighting pipes. The event sparked excitement as guests gathered at the shaft and the reception continued by candlelight. Supper followed in the dining room and the clergy later joined midnight devotions at the monastery.
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Pittsburg
Cardinal Gibbons
Archbishop Ryan
Philadelphia
Hotel Schenley
Bunkhouse Snow Slide Kills Nine at Mollie Gibson Mine
A Christmas night snow slide struck the Mollie Gibson mine bunkhouse ten miles from Lake Kootenai, burying nine men and injuring several. After an improvised concert, the slide collapsed the roof, tossing victims from the cabin to distant spots along the slope. one man was found dead in the snow.
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Nelson
B. C
Mollie Gibson
Lake Kootenai
The Trust Question Representative Overstreet Interested
Representative Overstreet shows deep interest in the trust question and plans to return to Washington on Tuesday to resume his congressional duties.
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Washington
Large extra appropriation effort for federal building grows
Marion County representatives meet to discuss matters in a spirited session. Representative Jesse Overstreet heads to Columbus then Washington to resume congressional duties, juggling banking and currency work and a judiciary subcommittee anti trust measure. He stresses careful, sensible action to avoid harming legitimate industry, aims for a mid January report, and notes possible delay before adjournment.
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Jesse Overstreet
Columbus
Washington
Overstreet
Banking and Currency
Indianapolis
Congress
Matey
Contents of Today’s Journal Part One and Two
A front page listing twelve pages of content from Part One featuring topics such as a Grand Trunk collision casualties and Venezuelan affairs, plus sections on railways, freight rates, sports, finance, and local news. Part Two adds twelve more pages including literature, military affairs, society notes, music, stage, and church work.
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Castro
Venezuela
George Ade
Jonathan
Overstreet backs extra funding for Indianapolis federal building
Missouri and Clayton Alabama. Representative Overstreet supports an additional 400000 for all purposes to fund the Indianapolis federal building. He favors securing the appropriation first and then working with the treasury secretary on changes, rather than locking disposition by statute. The Overstreets will move into their new home at 2015 North Meridian Street after returning from Washington in March.
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Missouri
Clayton
Alabama
Overstreet
Indianapolis Federal
Secretary of the Treasury
Marion County Delegation Talks School Tax and Legislation
Marion county lawmakers met in Joseph E. Morgan’s Lombard building office to discuss winter bills. The group endorsed a 6 cent school tax levy increase and up to 450000 bond issue for Indianapolis school improvements. Morgan spoke on the speakership race as the delegation pledged loyalty to him.
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Marion County
Joseph E. Morgan
Lombard
Indianapolis
Ralph Bamberger
Supt
C. N. Kendall
Charles Moores
Commercial Club
Morgan
Y Morgan
Money Made and Destroyed Daily at U S Mint Bureau
Washington reports Capt. W. M. Meredith heads the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The facility turns out about 1.5 to 2 million dollars daily while macerating roughly 1.4 thousand pounds of damaged notes daily. Visitors can hold an $80,000 bundle of fresh notes, though without the seals. The macerator operates with three locks and a treasury committee controls access.
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Journal
Washington
Indiana
W. M. Meredith
Indianapolis
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United States Treasury
Meredith
Treasury Department
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Senate Liquor Ban Threatens Capitol Restaurants
A debate over an immigration bill amendment could bar liquor sales in the Capitol. The House and Senate restaurants, both owned by Mr. Page, face losses if prohibition passes, with the House side more profitable. Senators reportedly dine less, while clerks on the Senate side are frequent patrons. The idea traces to a House rebuke over Ellis Island saloon. A rumor ties the matter to Indiana politicians and James S. Barcus.
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Senate
Capitol
Page
House
Congress
England
House of Parliament
Indiana
Landis
Ellis Island
New York
Man and Woman Lynched After Farm Murder Accusations
In Greenwood South Carolina a farmer W K Jay was killed in his yard by Oliver Wideman and his wife who were later lynched by outraged neighbors. Both suspects confessed though they blamed each other. Jay was a noted Mason and Grand Lodge official.
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Greenwood
D. C
W. K. Jay
Troy
Oliver Wideman
Jay
Wideman
Winter Seat Bridge
Grand Lodge of
South Carolina
Cold Weather Harms Orange and Sugar Regions. Seven Die in Pa
New York dispatch reports a deep cold spell across the southeast and South, with Jacksonville 24 and Tampa 30. Frosts threaten young orange trees and sugar areas, ice in streets in New Orleans, Atlanta 14 above, Birmingham 13, Savannah 4. Seven men die from freezing in Pennsylvania as fuel shortages emerge. Cleveland public buildings closed due to fuel failure and heavy snow saying fourteen inches on level with drifts three to four feet. Reading Company predicts coal shipments improve next week amid small coal stock. Illinois acting governor seeks probe into Chicago coal combine linking railroads and coal operators.
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New York
New Orleans
Custom House
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Savannah
Pennsylvania
Matthew Seviner
Sharpsburg
James H. Coates
Pittsburg
Philip Sohn
Harmarsville
Richard McCann
Ligan Station
Lucius Fuller
Allentown
Lehigh River
James H. Hannigan
York
Thomas Monaghan
Lancaster
Cleveland
Arbitration Delays Over German Prepayment Demands
Britain and allies reject current talks and protocols as negotiations stall. Germany’s demand for partial prepayment of claims slows progress, delaying any arbitration.
Roosevelt Declined Arbitration Role in Venezuela Dispute
Washington reports say an active exchange of notes among Venezuela and the United States as allied powers seek a path to arbitration. Officials stress the State Department acts as a facilitator not a negotiator, avoiding premature conclusions while aiming for an honorable settlement.
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Washington
Venezuela
United States
State Department
Castro
Hay
Europe
Germany disappointed by Roosevelts Venezuelan arbitration decision
Berlin reports the German government regrets President Roosevelt declining to act as arbitrator. The note outlines Germany's plan to continue talks with Great Britain and Italy on blockades and a formal request to put the Venezuelan dispute before The Hague tribunal. Berlin anticipates Washington as a venue for further negotiations with Castro's assent to propositions, while Von Richthofen laments potential delays before final settlement.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Italy
Venezuela
Germany
Hague Tribunal
Washington
Hay
Castro
Foreign Office
von Richthofen
Baron von Richthofen
Hague
Sapam
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Alexander Stewart
Petrolia
Ash
DR. Penwarden
Petralia
Penwarden
J. H. Brock
Brucefield
Burwell
Pullmans
Representative ' Overstreet
Federal
Contents OF Today's Journal
Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Capt. W. M. Meredith
James
Barcus
James S. Barcus
Negro
Reading
Reading Company
To- Bay
Springfield
Ill
Northcott
Hamlin
Malin
Uncle Sam
Allies
Rome
Meyer
The
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