Wreck Kills 20 on Birmingham Mineral Train in Cahabo Bridge Debacle
A Birmingham Mineral local train No 40 derailed at Cahabo river bridge 27 miles from Birmingham, plunging into the river after rail removal. About 20 dead, many burned beyond recognition, four hours of frantic rescue, survivors including Sam Spencer the only crew member to escape alive. Bodies numbered 27 later, with several unidentified. suspected act of wreckers.
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Memphis
Tenn
Birmingham
Ala
Cahabo River Bridge
Birmingham Mineral Road
Connell
Birmingham Mineral
Loulaville & Nashville
Taccio
Louisville & Nashville
Guerney
Bloeton
Southern Railway
Hargrove
Blocton
Blodon
Sam Spencer
Blodton
Henry Hanberry
Will Gardner
Andrew Ryson
Hanberry
Bryson
Gardner
Ray
I. Gardner
Frasier
Southern Road
Frank White
A. P. Connell
George Carney
Jim Rowling
Andrew Bryson
Wil Webb
George Williams
Brookwood
H. W. Martin
Wreck Near Haremingham Claims Dozens Aboard
Reports to Railroad officers indicate at least 22 dead in the Birmingham area wreck on the Louisville & Nashville line. Seven escaped, many bodies burned, train destroyed by fire after plunging into the Cahabo river near Guerney and Blocton, with relief trains racing in from Blocton, Birmingham, and Lessemer.
Tariff Hearings Open Before Ways and Means
Washington December 28 hearings before the Ways and Means Committee began at 10 o'clock with large delegations in attendance. The morning covered the chemical schedule and the afternoon wines and liquors. Dingley urged concise briefs. Testimony favored shifts from ad valorem to specific duties and included proposed borax and dye schedules, alcohol and quinine duties, and calls for protection of domestic producers against foreign competition. The session ended with discussions on liquor duties and preparations for further hearings through January 11, as delegations continued to press for favorable tariff changes.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Dingley
Thomas F. Harrington
Philadelphia
Manufacturing Chemists’ Association
China
Japan
Krebs
San Francisco
James Maguire
New York
Frank Jacobi
Pacific Coast
McKinley
Jacobi
Edward Frauenfeld
California Wine Association
P. L Royer
Leland Stanford
W. H. Childs
J.T. Schoeltkoepf
Buffalo
N. Y
Page
H. C. Stewart
James Hartford
New
United States
George Hillier
Hillier
London
J. A. Beam
Everages
John B. Thompesoen
Herrodsburg
Canada
Edward L. Snider
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association
Capitol
Freight rate conference in Walla Walla plans bill
A freight rate conference in Walla Walla brings delegates from Kittitas Yakima Walla Walla and Columbia counties to urge the next legislature pass a freight and passenger rate bill to aid eastern Washington farmers Judge George Turner of Spokane is expected to arrive to present his complete freight bill for discussion and a further session is planned tomorrow with more counties to attend.
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George Turner
Spokane
Lost Mysteries of Antiquity to Erect Occult College
A California location in San Francisco will host a college reviving the lost mysteries of antiquity, a project subscribed for and tied to the late Madame Blavatsky’s vision. Theosophists plan a free institution, with seven leading figures touring the world to select a site and dedicate it next March.
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San Francisco
California
Madame Blavatsky
A Victory for the Santa Fe Railroad Receiver Ship
Judge Myers in Jefferson county court rules alien land law does not apply to railroads, granting a complete victory to the Santa Fe company. The ruling ends the case on this point. attorneys plan to appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Oskaloosa
Kan
Jefferson County
Myers
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Death of a Pioneer in Portland at 68
C B Comstock, a pioneer resident of Oregon since 1852, died suddenly this morning in Portland while dressing. Heart disease was listed as the cause. He was 68 years old.
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Portland
C. B. Comstock
Oregon
Federal finances report on Pacific Northwest revenues and outlays
Washington December report to Congress details customs and internal revenue receipts, public land sales across Washington Idaho and Alaska, and total year receipts of 409,475.78 with expenditures of 434,678,654.48, leaving a deficit of 25,203,246.70. It itemizes land sales by district, coast guard and lighthouse costs, river and harbor disbursements, Alaska seal protection, Indian payments, and public buildings expenses.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Idaho
Alaska
Boise
Coeur d'Alene
Hailey
Lewiston
Blackfoot
Sitka
G. K. Ayers
United States Court
General Land Office
Northwest
St. Paul
St. George
Point Barrow
Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
Washington Coast
Umatilla Reef
North Head
Gray's Harbor
Marrowstone Point
Port Townsend
Custom House
Marine Hospital
Chehalis River
Olympia
Lake Washington
Snake River
Columbia River
Cascades
Columbia
Three Mile Rapids
Columbia and
Snake
Snohomish
Cowlitz
Willapa River
North Pacific Ocean
Surveyor General
Coeur d'Alenes
Columbias
Colvilles
Nez Perces
Fort Hall Reservation
Lemhi Agency
Department of Justice
United States
The Denver Bank Wreckers Overruled Motions
Judge Hallett overruled two motions for new trial and arrest of judgment by attorneys for O K Miller C H Dow and Sidney E McClurken the convicted Commercial bank wreckers in Denver Colorado. He gave them until January 22 to file cases for the US Supreme Court as Miller remains jailed for lack of bondsmen.
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Denver
Col
Hallett
O. Ke, Miller
C. H. Dow
Sidney E. McClurken
Supreme Court of the United States
Miller
Spain to offer autonomy plan in Cuban settlement
Washington reports Secretary Olney and Senor Dupuy de Lome near agreement with Spain on Cuba. Spain would grant limited autonomy under a council of administration for commerce and taxation and accept US mediation to guarantee amnesty and reform law. Canovas outlines terms to the United States as a basis for congress debate.
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Washington
Olney
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Congress
Canovas
Spain
United States
Cuba
Indies
Ambassadors warn the Sultan as crisis nears
In Constantinople on Dec 28 the Russian ambassador and fellow envoys warned Abdul Hamid that touching revenues or debt payments could trigger European control of Empire finances. The sultan remained obdurate, promising safety guarantees to the caliphate while rejecting outside financial oversight. Envoys will meet twice weekly and keep deliberations secret. Armenian prisoners in Asia Minor begin daily batch releases ahead of amnesty.
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Constantinople
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Abdul Hamid
M. Donelidoff
Asia Minor
Nnselty
Denver highwayman Allen Henz Downen to be hanged in January
Denver, Dec. 28. Allen Henz Downen, convicted of the murder of Joel G. Ashworth, shot on June 26, was sentenced today to be hanged in the third week of January. Downen, who initially confessed the murder and many other crimes, broke down and tearfully protested his innocence.
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Denver
Col
Allen Henz Downen
Joel G. Ashworth
Downen
Strike Thrown 20 Men Out of Work in Georgetown Shoe Town
A Georgetown strike began after Boston news of wage cuts at the Georgetown Boot and Shoe Company lasting and nailing departments. The action, urged by workers as a test, aims to cover all six shoe factories in the Massachusetts town, leaving about twenty men temporarily unemployed.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Haverhill
Georgetown
Georgetown Boot and Shoe Company
Rebellion Crushed in Cape Town Uprising
Cape Town reports the Taung rebels whose uprising had grown serious were utterly routed at Pokwan. Orders to reinforce British troops have been cancelled as the rebellion is crushed.
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Cape Town
Taung
Pokwan
Robbers Strangle and Bind Blacksmith for Loot in Paisley
In Ashland Oregon two men entered Charles Campbell's Paisley blacksmith shop gagged him tied a hand to an anvil and the other to a ring in the wall. They escaped with about 500 dollars. Campbell was found near death the next day after being heard kicking the floor and rescued.
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Ashland, Or
Charles Campbell
Paisley
Campbell
Widow of Bulgarian premier denounces government at trial
In Sofia on December 28 Mme Stambouloff widow of the murdered ex premier addressed the court at the murder trial. She charged that the real assassins are the current government and demanded the guilty be summoned. Her impassioned plea unsettled the judge and prosecutor who could not question her.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Mme. Stambouloff
Bismarck
Prince Ferdinand
M. Stambouloff
Monte
Eddie Hard Lowers His Half Mile Record at Washington
Dec 28 Washington racers stayed gritty through eight hours of action. Eddie Bald set a new half mile in 1:06 improving his prior 1:06 1-5, while Tom Linton, the Welshman, completed five miles in 12:33 breaking the Madison Square record of 12:40. Final night standings showed Maddox and Waller tied at 147 miles 7 laps, with several others close behind. Albert endured an early end after 30 miles and 6 laps.
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Washington
Marks
Albert
Eddie Bald
Tom Linton
Madison Square
Maddox
Waller
Ashinger
Lawson
Hunter
Forster
Ball
Chapple
Shock
Rioting in a New York Town Over Pay and Prices
A riot near Schenectady at Aqueduct on the Ere canal involved 150 unemployed locals confronting 300 Italian workers. Deputies dispersed the mob after it halted work and attempted to burn a shanty. Authorities arrested ringleaders amid tense anger over wages and food costs.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Aqueduct
Ere Canal
Siberian railroad to build through Mangchuria
The Siberian railroad constructors plan a line from the river junction with the Trans-Balkelia line to Mikolskaya, south of the Usswa line, through Mangchuria. Officials say the route will make Russia the intermediary of peaceful civilization between Europe and Asia.
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St. Petersburg
Mamehuria
Mikolskaya
Russia
Europe
Asia
Seatt le mill shuts down amid lumber glut
The Steigan & West Mill Company suspended operations indefinitely in Seattle. About seventy men are out of work as overproduction in the northwest and eastern bank failures affect big lumber firms. George Stetson, the company president, cited these factors. the firm has operated sawing lumber since 1876.
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Seattle
Wash
Steigan & West Mill Company
Northwest
George Stetson
Germany Denies Involvement Over Cuba Communications
Berlin dispatch reports Germany has not made representations to Washington about Cuba and has not been approached by any power on the issue. The Associated Press correspondent in Germany states no interference or contact occurred in any form.
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Cuba
Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Washington
Paris
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Hhlow
Haremingham
Louisville
George Evans
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Briarfield
Blocton & Birmingham
Cahabo River
Cahabo
Hargo
Jie
Lessemer
Railroad Company
James Bolling
Guthrie
Helena
R. W. Webb
Bruce Phillips
L. W. Martin
R. H. Bloant
Ada Powers
D. R. Powers
Emma Powers
R. Little
Miss Gardner
Tom Struther
N. A. Overbury
Niagara Falls
A. Shaeffer
New Haven
Conn
Thomas M. Culbert
Quinine & Chemical Works
Alonzo L. Thompson
Orange Growers
Los Angeles
Cal
Southern California Orange Growers’ Association
National
Tarff
Turner
Walla Walla
THE
Denver Bank Wreckers
Eddie Hard
T .Irough Mangchuria
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