Nine Men Roast in Gas Furnace Disaster
A gas explosion at Jones & Laughlin near Brady Street in Pittsburg at 6:20 am kills nine workers atop a furnace 120 feet high and injures about twenty others. Bodies drop to the roof below. firemen remove them with hooks and ladders as hospitals report numerous burned victims. Names of the dead include Frankovitch, Gasdovicz, Kochanko, Szrenko, and others. several injured are hospitalized and many workers remain unaccounted for.
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Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin
Brady Street
Aityreett Bey
Joseph, Frankovitch
Michael Gasdovicz
Hungary
Hin Huyaury
Mar Raves
John Kochanko
George Szrenko
Mercy Hampltal
Don Yeats
John Sabo
Gsorge Weilloo
Mercy Hospital
Beinus Ken
Kien
Meade & Rush
Putrolx
Wuget
Thin Dime
Mercy
Boutsakite
Hatter
Thomas Jaacshass Joses
Arthur
Widoek
Devastating Plant Blast Unleashes Narrow Escapes On Second Avenue
An explosion at a plant sent friends and workers fleeing as debris and hot cinders rained along Second Avenue. Hundreds of pedestrians narrowly escaped injury, with two victims found badly burned in the stock yard plank area. Rescue teams and physicians treated the injured and searched for more victims as fire and smoke swept the scene.
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Barnes Cam Tor
Orde
George Ti
Beeood Avenue
Seibe
Second Agende
Rome
Second Avenue
W. G. M. Kennan
Ay Mere
Soho
Wonen
Sinters
Stock Yard
Ach x Forse
Funston Confirmed for Brigadier General by Senate
Washington December 1 The senate confirmed Frederick Funston of Kansas for brigadier general amid debate over his Aguinaldo capture reward. Support cited endorsements by MacArthur Wickham and records. The vote was unanimous to report the nomination along with several army and navy promotions including Lloyd Wheaton to major general and Colonels Smith Bell Bisbee and Gillespie.
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Washington
Senate
Frederick Funston
Kansas
General Funston
Aguinaldo
Harris
Funston
MacArthur
Wickaton
Thay
Crozier
Gillespie
Navy
Lloyd Wheaton
U. SA
J. H. Smith
Seventeenth Infantry
J. M. Bell
Highth Cavalry
Willian Bisbee
Thirteenth Infantry
Stewart Loses a Tax Title Dispute in Supreme Court
The supreme court ruled in a tax deed dispute that John T. Stewart failed to keep his tax obligations current. He bought land with a mortgage, his name unrecorded, and taxes were unpaid, leading to a tax sale. Though his brother and later Mrs. Elliott were involved, the court held Stewart’s tax payments amounted to nothing more than paying his own taxes.
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Supreme Court
John T. Stewart
Bumper County
Stewart
Louis H. Stewart
M. M. Elliott
Santa Fe Builds Air Brake School Car For Training
Santa Fe Railroad will convert a car for use as a mobile air brake instruction school. The car will travel between division points to train employees in air brake operations. Chicago weather service reports continued cold, with temperatures ranging from the teens to single digits in eastern cities.
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Santa Fe
Metcalf Wins Nomination to Be Pension Agent
Washington dispatch reports Wilder S. Metcalf of Topeka Kansas nominated by the president to be pension agent in Topeka Kansas. Metcalf, born September 10 1855 in Maine, served in Kansas National Guard and the Spanish American War rising to colonel and brevetted brigadier general. Cyrus Leland commented that Roosevelt’s move changes nothing for him as he plans to stay in Topeka.
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Washington
Senate
Wilder S. Metcalf
Topeke
Kan
Mito
Elyria
Obertin College
Oberin
Wellington
Metcalf
Lawrence
Russell & Metcalf
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Co. H. Kansas National Guard
Ledy
National Guard
Kansas
Alac Arthur
Funston
Bocane
Metenit
Thereelmont
Tte
Wee Ins
United States
Hfe
Meccalt
Kansas National Guard
University of Kansas
Kenora
Alscr
Lees
Leland Repares
Cyrus Leland Wa
State Journal
Roosevelt
Leland
Topeka
Pension Agency
Clmax
Burton
M. A. Lew
Mr. Burton
Betens
Firet
Joru Pulition
Leland's Political Rise and Battles for Kansas GOP Nominees
A historical account traces William Leland's career in Kansas politics from late 1800s campaigns to his organizing prowess for McKinley and Hanna. It notes key nominations, including Morrill, Curtis, and Bailey, plus the pension agency fight and the rose bloodline of opposition against him.
Gowns for Court Debate at Kansas Supreme Court
A discussion may arise at the State Bar Association meeting next month about whether Kansas Supreme Court justices should wear judicial gowns. The bar could only recommend, while the court would decide. The letter inquiry from a New York firm noted the fashion in other courts and states.
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Kansas Supreme Court
State Bar Association
Bar Association
Supreme Court
Wee Bar Association
Kansas Mu Premé Court
New York
Pka. Valentine
Kansas
Kannis Rupreme Court
Ousform
Valentine
Castom
Silas Porter
Kat- Esa City
Kan
Krnane
United States Supreme Court
Head on collision near Uplands kills and wounds travelers
Reports from Salinas and San Francisco detail a head on crash of northbound Sunset Limited from San Francisco and southbound Sunset Limited from Los Angeles near Uplands between San Ardo and San Lucas. Eighty discharged soldiers and the All-American baseball team were aboard. fatalities and injuries vary by dispatch. Authorities blame the southbound engineer for not stopping at Up lands. wreckage blocks tracks and trains are delayed.
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Salinas
Cal
San Ardo
San Francisco
Uplands
Batman
San Lucas
Frogs
Sunaet
Ted
Bradley
Shire Ban Jose
Mary E. Boot
G. H. Funda
No 19
No. S
San Luie Oblepa
Thin’ Point
Southern Pacific
Uplanrta
Associated Press
Freman
Baggage Main
Krutachnitz
San Aldo
Sunset
Los Angeles
San Brandisco
G. F. Richardson
Boothsrn Pacific Company
Or cm
Bun Ardo
Bagmigeman
Wreck on Northbound Train Involving Sheriff Keefe
Sheriff Keefe of Menleray County was aboard a southbound train that derailed and caught fire. He was rescued from a chair car as both engines and the derailed cars were wrecked with injuries reported among passengers and crew.
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Sheriff Keefe
Menleray Cpbnty
Ban
Mary of
Ohtain
Hatin Jaborrra
Damsenaery
Iene
Moacok Eel
Frost Silinis
Luis Obiapo
Tras
Topeka Electric Railway Purchase Talks Ahead
A Topeka milway sale nears closing in a day or two as a St. Louis capital group plans $500000 in repairs and heavy rails to restore the line. Purchasers, unnamed, aim to invest about $500000, with bonds already reduced from over $1,000,000 to around $500,000 and earnings improving since consolidation.
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Topeka
New York City
St. Louis
Heim
Topeke
Kansas City
Ayn Glesta
Ponvesetor
Ian
Branner Lock Case Progress In Supreme Court
Legal dispute over ownership of the Branner lock advances in the supreme court. Heirs Mrs Webb and Mrs Schulchols contend against Branner with four pending cones of differing types. All parties expect a joint hearing at the April term.
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Supreme Court
W. Webb
Schulchols
Passage of Nicaragua Canal Bill Faces Unified Support
The House and Senate adjourn for holidays as both parties back the Nicaragua Canal bill. Representative Hepburn reports bipartisan approval while debates focus on cost, timetable, and delegation of authority. A neutral inquiry into patronage follows as officials seek clarity on rural delivery appointments.
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Worther
Chicago
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Cincinnati
St Louis
Cyrus Leland
Senator Bourton
Wilder
Mtcaly
Succes
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Torsongreti
W. ¥. Gutarie
Atchisen
William A. Phillips
Salina
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Philips
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Donipl County
Bim
Doniphanne Kingdom
Morrill
Kovernor
A. W. Smith
McPherson
Republican State Central Committee
McKinley
Hanna
Kansan
McKinsey
W. J. Bailey
Asco
Bailey
Rose Busters
Charles Curtis
Stats
Bulley
Topeka Pension Agency
Long
Calterhead
Bowersock
Curtis
Reeder
Scott
Afiler
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Cuthbert & Sargente Stone Manufactory
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Pacific
MR. Garland
Ireman
Wells Fargo
Topeka City Railway
Proposed Buyers Syndicate of
Captalista
Hepburn
Commiittee
Commerce
Del
Tag Esentativa Hepburn
Nitiraguan Canal
Admiral Walker
Aletrica
Geaire
Devcon
Wilco
Cikrit
Payne
Hendersin
Patronmge
Rygmabere
Kansas Ave
Kellam’s
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