Destructive hotel fire claims sixteen lives in Fort Wayne
A early Sunday blaze in a Fort Wayne hotel began in the elevator shaft and swept through the interior, killing sixteen and leaving many unaccounted. Fire officials and the national guard aided rescue as bodies were recovered amid charred debris. several guests leaped from windows seeking escape while others were trapped by flames.
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Work of Ohio lawmakers a summary of the seventieth-seventh General Assembly
A broad catalog of proposed and enacted measures touching statewide finance and appropriations. Highlights include funding for Miami University and Wilberforce University, plus provisions on schools, public works, taxation, public health, labor, and public order. The document enumerates bills on building codes, parks, utilities, elections, insurance, agriculture, and social welfare, reflecting a comprehensive legislative agenda.
Deadlock Broken as General Assembly Adopts Appropriation Bill
Columbus May 4 After a continuous session since 9 20 a m the seventy seventh general assembly concurred in the conference committee report on the general appropriation bill The bill totals about 5 000 000 with over 200 000 cut and 50 000 for a farm purchase 400 000 for a railroad track and 1 000 000 for Cincinnati and Cleveland probes The committee approved the Dayton state hospital purchase and the bill carries a report deadline of August 15 unless court delays occur Dayton Defeats Zanesville Dayton O May 6 Dayton defeated Zanesville 6 to 6 in Sundays game
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Contention Grows Over Democratic Governor Nomination
As Columbus prepares for the Democratic state convention, Governor candidate W. Pomerene arrives with his Canton supporters amid claims of 700 of the 200 needed votes on first ballot. Harmon of Cincinnati positions for contest and acclamation, while Harmon’s rivals push for influence over platform and Senate nomination. Delegates and leaders expect endorsements for Bryan and a decisive party decision in Columbus.
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Frisco Awaits the Fleet Amid City Celebrations
Frisco ready for a grand welcome as San Francisco hosts the Atlantic Fleet arriving by ship. Narratives of electric lights, towering flags, and festive bunting paint a picture of a bustling harbor scene with civic pageantry and patriotic displays.
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Afghans Clash Near Khyber Pass Amid Frontier Tension
British authorities report an Afghan offensive numbering up to twenty thousand men attempting to seize blockhouses along the Khyber Pass near Vandikhotal. The assault split into two forces with heavy fighting and repulsed advances, while another contingent moved toward Haase valley.
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Fire Fatalities in Brooklyn Tenement Blaze Kill Six
A four story brick tenement at No. 17 Humbulstreet Brooklyn suffered a deadly blaze in May trapping a mother and four children among the dead. Six named victims include Mrs Abrams and daughters Sadie Carrie Anna and Chariew Abrams and Jennie Cohen with four others injured. Police and firefighters rescued several others using nets and ladders after the fire rapidly spread through the rear.
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Indictments in Buckethope Scheme Lead Cinety Grand Jury
Thirty four indictments were returned by the Cinety grand jury into brokers alleged to participate in a bucket shop operation. The Demmier tin mill at McKeesport Pa, oldest in the nation, has ceased operations after months of idleness, affecting 600 workers. Tirey J Ford chief counsel for the United Railroads, accused of bribery to sway ex Supervisor Coleman to back a trolley franchise for United Railroads, was found not guilty in San Francisco.
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Royal Marriage and Diverse May News Across Cities
Reports from St Petersburg Rome Manila Columbus Mobile and New York mention a Swedish prince’s marriage to Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna at Tsarskoe Selo, a bishop consecration in Washington, a deadly double murder in Columbus, a major fire in Antipolo, and Mrs Post Wheeler receiving a Japanese wedding ring.
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French Family Statistics From 11 815 000 Households
The article lists French households totals with children counts, noting 1 804 720 without children and various other breakdowns by number of children up to fourteen, plus a small percentage with fifteen or more. It cites the Republique Francaise.
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Fashion Plates Show Royals and Runway Backing
A tailor praises foreign fashion weeklies for accurate, authoritative trends not yet worn locally. He cites images of the king of Spain, the Earl of Lonsdale, and the Prince of Wales as proof of genuine authority behind new styles. The piece then shifts to Memphis Egypt, where excavation of the temple alta is planned, risking $15,000 yearly for fifteen years to uncover the Swest school of Egyptian art and expand knowledge of antiquity.
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Woman Suffrage Moves Forward in Europe and Netherlands
The International Woman Suffrage alliance will meet in Amsterdam June 16 to 21. Carrie Chapman Catt of New York is president and Rachel Foster Avery of Philadelphia the secretary. Europe’s progress includes Netherlands votes in commercial elections for all taxpayers over 25, male and female, and for all married women whose husbands are taxpayers. The National Woman Suffrage Association urges a national self denial week in June to raise funds for the cause.
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Vale Oyster Desperate Taste Test Ends in Ban
A fragment from a Hancock era note in New York recalls an encounter with oysters causing allergic or ceremonial restraint. The speaker names abstract cravings and vows to abstain, ending with a cryptic sign off and a reference to La Touche in Hancock.
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